Labour’s Pet Pollsters Paint a Rosy Picture, but the Coalition’s Still Standing
This poll’s a wake-up call for National. Luxon needs to stop playing the bland CEO and start showing some fire.
This poll’s a wake-up call for National. Luxon needs to stop playing the bland CEO and start showing some fire.
Luxon’s Government gets a half-hearted pat on the back for sticking to their word. But pushing ahead with a medical school at an institution with a shaky academic reputation? That’s a gamble... and not a smart one.
Chambers can play the disappointed boss all he wants but the buck stops with him. He’s presiding over a force that’s more skilled at dodging accountability than upholding the law.
Let’s call this what it is: a PR stunt. The government is desperate to look like it’s doing something about corruption, so they’ve thrown together a hodgepodge of agencies, given it a fancy name and promised a report by Christmas.
The deep state’s tantrums only prove his point: they’re terrified of a world where they have to show their workings.
Open-plan learning was sold as innovative, but it was a con – prioritising vibes over results. The Government’s decision to ditch it is a rare win for commonsense.
Luxon’s ‘telling off’ of Seymour is a joke: a transparent attempt to look tough while doing nothing of substance. The UN’s been told where to go and Luxon’s left looking like the weak link he is.
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Seymour’s response was a masterstroke, defending New Zealand’s right to govern itself without interference from UN bureaucrats who wouldn’t know a Treaty settlement from a parking ticket.
If the critics had a shred of intellectual honesty, they’d engage with the actual substance of the bill instead of flinging mud at Seymour. But they won’t, because that would require effort and a functioning argument.
This Taxpayers’ Union-Curia poll is a snapshot of a nation at a crossroads. Kiwis are sending a clear message: fix the economy, cut the waste and stop preaching. The question is whether the politicians – especially Luxon and Seymour – will listen.